Where does “-τρον” come from?

-τρον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

-τρον (Ancient Greek): Forms instrument nouns

Definitions

  1. Forms instrument nouns

Ancestry of “-τρον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
2Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “-τρον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -trom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tron →